Butte semi-weekly miner., 1887-10-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


meeting tonight.
| Be sure and attend the lecture tonight a.
! the Grand Opera House.
The SUPPER tD-night at Fischer's for thu
| G. A. r. will be a fine one.
| Tom Hayes and Mike Duffy were arrested
last night for creating a disturbance at th'
White Elephant.
Born to the wife OF L. A. BickeIl. Tues
both doing well.
the Lodge of Patriotic Order of Sons o.
America last evening.
The Buebird yesterday shipped IL bars
OF bullion, valued at about $4,000. The
Silver Bow shipped bars of silver, valued
at $14.752, and the Moultan II bars
worth SIG, ,16O. Total, $46,9 ,912.
The ladies of the Children's Home hold q
meeting at o'clock this evening at the
Court House to consider means for caring
for the little ones under their charge. A
full attendance is requested and the ladies
will come early that they may attend the
lecture afterwards.
For the benefit of those who have been
making strenuous endeavors to have cross
walks plac.d over different portions OF our
muddy streets. we are requested to state
that the City Council has purchased q
whole raft of lumber for that purpose, but
is waiting until the street railway is finished
in order that they will not be disturbed
when once put down.
General John Leggat, whose house was
burplarized on Friday night last while be
was absent, vest rday recovered the trunk
taken by the burglars. 1t was about
three blocks from the generals house. 1t
was completely empty, save book and a
few other trinkets, four pho tographs of the
general being included among the trinkets.
! About forty couples assembled at Rang e
Hall last night to enjoy social dance.
Good music was in attendance and moth
ing was left undone to make the evening a
thorough enjoyable one. The dance COM
tinued until about l p. m. Every one
present reports having had jolly good
time.
The oyster supper given by the ladies OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, south,
in the Morier building last night was a
financial success. The proceeds of the sup
per are to be used for the pui pose of pur-
chasing new library for the Sund.y y
School. About 500 was realized, which
is little more than the amount required.
Frank Clark, the man arrested in Helena
few days ago and brought to this city on
q charge of dealing in and passing counter
felt money, was yesterday taken before
Judge Hamilton, Acting United States
Commissioner, and given a hearing. After
summing up the evidence, the JUDGE ar
rived at the conclusion that it was not
strong enough to hold Clark, and he was
accordingly discharged.
Judge Noonan, of Woodville. has got
himself into business, the Grand Jury bav-
ing indicted him for perjury. When man
locates a quartz claim he is supposed to
have discovered mineral hearing rock in
place, with one well defined wall. short
time ago the Judge located some claims in
the vicinity of Woodville, over which the
Montana Central road would have to run.
There was no quarts on the ground; hence
the indictment.
John H. Kuhn, who has been in the en-
ploy of Mclean & Janse OF Walkerville.
yesterday morning attempted to board
train for Anaconda, where he WAS going
with the intention OF working at the smell
ter, but fell between the cars, badly injur-
iug his foot and ankle. He was dragged
about seventy.five feet and when he let 60
his hold was thrown against switch, bad
y cutting his head and shoulders. Mr..
Kuhn was brought O he city in Il hack,
and will be cared for by Sheriff Lloyd.
Reese Lewis, for whose benefit ball was
given at Renshaw Hall on Monday night.
took his departure for San Franci- co last
night. Mr.. Lewis arm is withering away
rom some unknown ca use, and it was for
5he purpose OF having him seek medical
'kill in San Francisco that the ball was
,iven. The party was not a snccess fin.
,ncially. about $50 being realized from the
'ale of tickets. But several of his friends
five dollars each after the
party, which enabled him to leave.
The Christopher Colombo Society yes.
erday celebrated in an appropriate man
Ter the anniversary OF the, discovery OF
America. In the morning the society,
'eaded by the Alice Band, paraded the
principle streets OF the city. after which
hey went to Columbia Gardens, where the
balance OF the day was spent in various
The members of the society
ooked handsome in their new uniforms of
avy blue.